Following on the heels of their regionally successful major-label debut, True North, the duo of comely chanteuse Kathy Fisher and her silent instrumental partner, Ron Wasserman, returned in 2002 with this collection of 23 tracks on the smaller Rawfish imprint. The double-disc set's title refers to its organization, wherein all of the up-tempo full-band songs and minimal piano ballads are segregated onto separate discs. As organizational strategies go, it's scarcely a winner: both discs lack much-needed mood shifts. Both have their strong moments, though. On the "Uppers" side, the risible Oblivious, a smirking rendition of Bert Kaempfert's L-O-V-E, and the surprisingly bouncy Dirty Girl all are worthwhile listens; it's tracks like these that lend Fisher a true sense of individuality, of having a unique voice in the sparse post-Lilith Fair landscape. The "Downers" tracks, at their best, are pure Sarah McLachlan mimicry, with perhaps a touch of Carole King evident in Wasserman's intelligent piano arrangements. The brooding simplicity of Good Intentions and Too Late reflects Fisher at its highest comfort level, while How We Met and February 1994 hint at the elegant poetry that made I Will Love You a massive Internet hit. A misguided and absurdly accurate cover of the Aerosmith chestnut Dream On is one of the few true misfires in this collection, which otherwise suffers from an overabundance of content but has enough quality adult alternative songs to warrant a few listens. ~ Joseph McCombs, Rovi

1		Different Kind of Wonderful
2		Oblivious
3		Jimmy
4		Dirty Girl
5		Nothing Is Real
6		Closer
7		Dream On
8		Temptation
9		Remind Me
10		Dont Wanna Love You
11		L-O-V-E
12		How We Met
13		Heavens Time
14		My Fantasy
15		Miss Ophelia
16		Ordinary Moment
17		February 1994
18		Missing
19		Rianna
20		Miss Kathleen
21		Good Intentions
22		Too Late
23		Believe in Something